Gandhiji’s sesquicentenary has galvanized several Bengali groups to mount productions about him, the latest being Swapna-sandhani’s interpretation of Utpal Dutt’s Eklā Chalo Re. Swapna-sandhani had staged another biographical drama immediately […]
Three troupes from abroad visited this year’s Rabindra Utsav, all of them deficient in one department or more, despite positive accomplishments in others. Two of them revived Tagore’s originally prose
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Bengali groups continue to question the rosy picture of India that some parties propagate. Two new productions zero in on Jungle Mahal and, specifically, the paucity of opportunities and medical
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The month of Bhadra seems appropriate to review Bhādrajā, SpectActors’ new play written and directed by Sudipto Chatterjee. Particularly drawn to the folk and rural ethos of Bengal, which has
A popular notion circulates about Partition literature, that Punjab has received more extensive treatment than Bengal. This stems from the fact that not enough translations exist of the Bengali literature
Eleven years after he came to Kolkata and decided to settle here, director Jean-Frederic Chevallier’s Trimukhi Platform has established itself in Borotalpada village, Paschim Medinipur, where he has introduced young
Vinay Sharma’s new script (his considered choice of label, rather than “play”) exemplifies postmodern bricolage – a text that comprises excerpts from many other texts, where Sharma’s own written contribution
Quite uncommonly, Bengali theatre offers a range of classics on display at the moment, acquainting and educating new audiences with great dramatic literature of the past, both Western and Indian.
Continuity has always remained a worry with Bengali groups after the departure of their leaders. But Dwijen Bandyopadhyay’s premature passing has not curtailed the activities of Samstab who, in the
Dharamvir Bharati deserves this space for his eminence in Hindi literature, not Surnai Theatre and Folk Arts Foundation for their eminently forgettable production on his work, Shabd Lila, presented by
As reported in this column already, Pirandello has stormed the Bengali stage with three productions this year. Aneek’s biodrama Pirandello o Puppeteer was followed by Sayak’s adaptation Bhālo Lok and
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Medical emergencies count among the great unpredictables in life, though one can predict with absolute accuracy that they will strike every one of us at some time or the other.
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